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Werk #13694: Agent deployment: Don't try to activate incompatible units

Component Checks & agents
Title Agent deployment: Don't try to activate incompatible units
Date Mar 2, 2022
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.2.0b1 Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.1.0b2 Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

On Linux systems where the agent controller cmk-agent-ctl won't work (or is not even deployed), the systemd service unit cmk-agent-ctl-daemon has been activated and would then fail.

The unit is not needed in that scenario, and is no longer deployed.

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